Former NFL linebacker Adarius Taylor was arrested last week in Florida on charges of child abuse, according to prison records. He was taken into custody at the Polk County Jail on Thursday, facing accusations of negligent child abuse, which did not result in physical harm, alongside charges related to solicitation and indecency.
Taylor’s bail was set at $6,000, and he was released from jail on Sunday. He is expected to appear in court again on June 10, but further details regarding the arrest haven’t been made public yet.
At 34 years old, Taylor played college football at schools like East Arizona, Arizona, and Florida Atlantic before entering the NFL. He signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2014 as an undrafted free agent, also spending time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Cleveland Browns. More recently, he tried to join the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League in 2023 but did not stay long, leaving in November of that year.
Originally named Adarius Granton, he changed his last name in 2018, expressing a desire to do so prior to marriage. Throughout his career, Taylor participated in 88 games, racking up 140 tackles and two sacks.
